Economics

A Broken Word — Democracy is the promise of a voice. It is the promise that the voice of every man counts, regardless of his riches, his family connections, his education, his skin colour or his native tongue. When a man on any occasion is granted a voice, a man is thus handed power…

And a Brit’s perspective on how to fix them — When I tell Americans that my British university education left me about $75,000 in debt, they’re usually surprised. “Wait, I thought college was basically free in Europe, right?” Well, Europe is a big place, and Britain is one of the more American parts of it. Average student debt is actually…

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Knowing that we are infected with the same disease — by Mike Meyer ~ Honolulu ~ May 28, 2022 Why must we live our lives threatened by murder and mass death? Why is psychopathy the normal criteria for political power? We have moved so far from humane, let alone democratic principles that anyone who can gain power is free to…

The emerging countries are waiting more than ever for the emergence of a sufficiently credible competitor to the American dollar. — This is an idea that has been around for several years and is now resurfacing, thanks to the war in Ukraine and Sino-American tensions. With the rise in power of emerging countries and Southeast Asia, it is time to reform the international monetary and financial system, which relies almost exclusively…

You can also have — Opening a business or becoming a successful actor or musician is the worst way to get rich. It is the way of the dreamers we have learned all our lives. If you do whatever you want, you will end up full of regrets in the future, poor and alone. So…

It’s no wonder the most capitalistic nation endures extreme violence, but we don’t associate economics as an indicator. — There was a time when a mass shooting shocked the nation, but now, they’re a daily ritual. Impersonal public executions harm innocent bystanders to gain infamy, yet the motives are vague. In Columbine, revenge instigated the 1999 murders, and in Buffalo, racism prompted the killing of ten people. However, in…